MORE TELEPHONE GIRLS
London, in spite of the fact that telephone exchanges are rapidly being converted to the automatic system, finds that the increase in the number of calls, consequent upon the reduced telephone charges and a limited "treecall" service to subscribers, keeps the number of telephone operators almost stationary. During the last twelve months over a thousand girls have become operators, replacing others who have left the service, principally to become wives. A girl must leave on marrying, *but if she has been an operator for more than six years she leaves with a dowry, which may be as much as £150. During 1935 929,000,000 calls were made in London, and it is anticipated that this year's figure will be over 1,000,000,000.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXII, Issue 82, 3 October 1936, Page 9
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123MORE TELEPHONE GIRLS Evening Post, Volume CXXII, Issue 82, 3 October 1936, Page 9
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